QuestionHello and let me thank you in advance for reading my question. I have used this website for other questions and am very grateful for your and the other experts help.
I found a Carmen expandable NON-LOCKET bracelet with a Swastika on it in what looks like small stones. Can you tell me if the symbol is related to Nazi Germany?
I understand from another question you answered that Carmen is affiliated with D.F. Briggs and made expandable bracelets. I guess I wonder why an American company would make this bracelet if in fact the symbol is associated with Nazi Germany. Did they sell this bracelet in the US?
I have a picture if you would like.
Thank so much.
Thank you so much
AnswerHello Angela and thank you for your inquiry. Several companies made this type of bracelet besides Briggs - Pittman and Keeler and Lustern were a couple of them. Below is some information I found on the Swastika design:
"The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit svastika (in Devanagari, स्वस्तिक), meaning any lucky or auspicious object, and in particular a mark
made on persons and things to denote good luck. It is composed of su- (cognate with Greek ευ-, "eu-"), meaning "good, well" and asti a verbal abstract to the root as "to be"; svasti thus means "well-being". The suffix -ka forms a diminutive, and svastika might thus be translated literally as "little thing associated with well-being".
The swastika symbol is one of the oldest symbols on the Earth and can be found in all religions and traditions, on all continents!
http://www.proswastika.org/page.php?2"
The swastika was also used in Victorian jewelry as well as Native American.
Hope this helps !
Sally at
jarrettsjade.com
